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Publicon^® (2004)

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Documentation Publicon Reference Keyboard Shortcuts Entering 2D Expressions Examples

Publicon offers convenient keyboard aliases, as well as palette buttons, that enable you to write two-dimensional mathematical expressions.

The following sections illustrate how to use keyboard aliases to write two-dimensional mathematical expressions into a Publicon document.

Start with the expression that will be the numerator.

Create a built-up fraction by pressing the CONTROL key and the SLASH key at the same time. The placeholder in the denominator is already selected.

Fill in the denominator.

Move the insertion point out of the fraction by pressing the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time.

Start with the expression that will be the base.

Create a built-up power by pressing the CONTROL key and the 6 key (or the CARET key) at the same time.

Type the exponent into the placeholder (which is already selected).

Move the insertion point out of the exponent and down to the baseline by pressing the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time.

To get a square root sign, press the CONTROL key and the 2 key (or the @ key) at the same time.

Type inside the placeholder (which is already selected).

Press the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time to get out of the square root.

To get a radical, press the CONTROL key and the 2 key (or the @ key) at the same time.

Type the radicand inside the placeholder (which is already selected).

Press the CONTROL key and the 5 key (or the % key) at the same time.

Type the index.

Get out of the radical and move down to the baseline by pressing the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time.

Type a left parenthesis and a right parenthesis, then move the insertion point between them.

Type the first entry of the vector. Create a new column by pressing the CONTROL key and the COMMA key at the same time.

Type a, press ,

Type the next entry into the placeholder (which is already selected). Create a new row by pressing the CONTROL key and the RETURN key at the same time.

Type b, press ↵

Type the next entry into the placeholder (which is already selected). Press the TAB key to select the next placeholder.

Type the last entry into the placeholder. Press the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time to get out of the GridBox.

Move the insertion point to get out of the matrix.

Type the symbol that will have the subscript.

Create a subscript by pressing the CONTROL key and the - key (or the _ key) at the same time.

Type the subscript into the placeholder (which is already selected).

Move the insertion point out of the subscript position and up to the baseline by pressing the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time.

Type the symbol that will have the superscript.

Create a superscript by pressing the CONTROL key and the 6 key (or the CARET key) at the same time.

Type the superscript into the placeholder (which is already selected).

Move the insertion point out of the superscript position and down to the baseline by pressing the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time.

Type the expression that will have an underscript.

Create an underscript by pressing the CONTROL key and the = key (or the + key) at the same time.

Type an underscore into the placeholder (which is already selected).

Move the insertion point out of the underscript position and up to the baseline by pressing the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time.

Type the expression that will have an overscript.

Create an overscript by pressing the CONTROL key and the 7 key (or the & key) at the same time.

Type an underscore into the placeholder (which is already selected).

Move the insertion point out of the overscript position and down to the baseline by pressing the CONTROL key and the SPACE bar at the same time.